# CVE-2022-23679: Cross-site request forgery in Aruba CX 6200F Switch Series; Aruba 6300 Switch Series; Aruba 6400 Switch Series; Aruba 8325 Switch Series; Aruba 8400 Switch Series; Aruba CX 8360 Switch Series; ArubaOS-CX Switches;

> Attackers can execute commands as another user on ArubaOS-CX switches due to missing anti-CSRF protections, requiring an upgrade to fix.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Sep 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pmqf-99rm-pcfj

## What is CVE-2022-23679?

CVE-2022-23679 is a high-severity vulnerability in Aruba CX 6200F Switch Series; Aruba 6300 Switch Series; Aruba 6400 Switch Series; Aruba 8325 Switch Series; Aruba 8400 Switch Series; Aruba CX 8360 Switch Series; ArubaOS-CX Switches;, published on 6 Sep 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

AOS-CX lacks Anti-CSRF protections in place for state-changing operations. This can potentially be exploited by an attacker to execute commands in the context of another user in ArubaOS-CX Switches version(s): AOS-CX 10.10.xxxx: 10.10.0002 and below, AOS-CX 10.09.xxxx: 10.09.1020 and below, AOS-CX 10.08.xxxx: 10.08.1060 and below, AOS-CX 10.06.xxxx: 10.06.0200 and below. Aruba has released upgrades for ArubaOS-CX Switch Devices that address this security vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23679?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Arubanetworks Aos-Cx.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-23679?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-23679 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-23679 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23679 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Aruba CX 6200F Switch Series; Aruba 6300 Switch Series; Aruba 6400 Switch Series; Aruba 8325 Switch Series; Aruba 8400 Switch Series; Aruba CX 8360 Switch Series; ArubaOS-CX Switches;

- [CVE-2022-23680](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23680/): Cross-site request forgery in Aruba CX 6200F Switch Series; Aruba 6300 Switch Series; Aruba 6400 Switch Series; Aruba 8325 Switch Series; Aruba 8400 Switch Series; Aruba CX 8360 Switch Series; ArubaOS-CX Switches; (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-23684](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23684/): Privilege escalation in Aruba CX 6200F Switch Series; Aruba 6300 Switch Series; Aruba 6400 Switch Series; Aruba 8325 Switch Series; Aruba 8400 Switch Series; Aruba CX 8360 Switch Series; ArubaOS-CX Switches (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-23681](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23681/): Command injection in Aruba CX 6200F Switch Series; Aruba 6300 Switch Series; Aruba 6400 Switch Series; Aruba 8325 Switch Series; Aruba 8400 Switch Series; Aruba CX 8360 Switch Series; ArubaOS-CX Switches (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2022-23682](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23682/): Command injection in Aruba CX 6200F Switch Series; Aruba 6300 Switch Series; Aruba 6400 Switch Series; Aruba 8325 Switch Series; Aruba 8400 Switch Series; Aruba CX 8360 Switch Series; ArubaOS-CX Switches (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2022-23683](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23683/): Command injection in Aruba CX 6200F Switch Series; Aruba 6300 Switch Series; Aruba 6400 Switch Series; Aruba 8325 Switch Series; Aruba 8400 Switch Series; Aruba CX 8360 Switch Series; ArubaOS-CX Switches (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-23679 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-23679 is a high-severity vulnerability in Aruba CX 6200F Switch Series; Aruba 6300 Switch Series; Aruba 6400 Switch Series; Aruba 8325 Switch Series; Aruba 8400 Switch Series; Aruba CX 8360 Switch Series; ArubaOS-CX Switches;, published on 6 Sep 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23679 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Aruba CX 6200F Switch Series; Aruba 6300 Switch Series; Aruba 6400 Switch Series; Aruba 8325 Switch Series; Aruba 8400 Switch Series; Aruba CX 8360 Switch Series; ArubaOS-CX Switches;. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23679/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23679/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-23679
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23679
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-23679

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